Editorial

Recently I met with James Hope and his students. He’s head of transportation design at the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou, China, one of China’s finest design and art…

It was an intense week in Japan with a lot of visits, contact and discussion about automotive market. Nine million vehicles were made in Japan last year, making that country…

Everybody in the automotive industry feels what is happening: this industry, started more than a century ago, was the primary main driver for optimization. Optimization of performance, of design, of…

While I was in Tokyo, I stopped at Ginza to visit the Nissan Crossing. Ginza is one of the best areas for shopping and seeing Tokyo city lights. It was…

It took me time to review my long notes after the Shanghai auto show. Today my report on the lamps at Auto Shanghai 2025 last month goes live. It was…

I began my career in vehicle lighting 25 years ago in October 2000, and my first project with Renault was the Modus (in Valladolid) and the Megane (in Palencia). My…

LED replacement bulbs for halogen headlamps have been on the market for years, but always with strings attached. For a long time, it was a nudge-and-wink disclaimer, “for off-road use…

During the DVN Munich event, I talked to Ian Haughton; he heads the lighting team at Bentley, and he invited me in Crewe to meet the team and present all…

Citroën’s New C5 Aircross was just revealed last week. Based on parent company Stellantis’ new STLA Medium architecture — like the Peugeot 3008 and Vauxhall Grandland — this second-generation C5 Aircross is the…